HyperDic: ischium

English > 1 sense of the word ischium:
NOUNbodyischium, ischial bone, os ischiione of the three sections of the hipbone
English > ischium: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningOne of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium.
Synonymsischial bone, os ischii
Part ofhip, hip joint, coxa, articulatio coxaeThe ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
pelvis, pelvic girdle, pelvic arch, hipThe structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
Broaderbone, osrigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
Spanishisquion, os ischii
Catalanisqui, ísquium

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